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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-17
NEWBERRY S. c., THURSDAY MARCH H. 1887

secure. Henry Klingcnsmith and
Frank Wagner are neighbors.
klingensmith had a field of winter
wheat, and Wagner owned a flock
of choice chickens. Wagoner's chick
ems went into Klingensllith's wheat
field and worked on the sprouting
grain with the ayidity Of crows in a
corn field. Klingensmith finally dis
covered them, and went after them
with a shot gun, killing most Of the
flock. He then sized up the damage
the poultry had done, and sued Wag-
oner to recover. lie claimed judg-
ment of $50. Wagner, believing
that the loss of lot Of valuable
chickens and the payment of $50 be-
sides was an unwarranted straining
Of justice, began criminal prosecu-
tion of nlingensmith under the statute
fixing penalties for killing and MAIN
ing domestic animals. The Judge
charged the jury in the case that a
man had no legal right to raise chick
ems that either annoyed his neigh.
bors or fattered themselves in their
gardens OF on their crops, and that
the killing of them under such cir.
cumstances was justifable in law.
klingensmith was acquitted.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-17
Victory for Drummers.

The power of a State or lnuni-.
cipality to tax ''drummers from:
other States has again been denied
by the United States Supreme Court:
In this opinion the court goes fur
ther in restricting or denying the.
power than it has ever gone before
It has hitherto declared unconstitu.
tional laws imposing ajax OF license,
on non resident travelling salesmen3
on the ground that such legislation
was an unjust discrimination against
the citizens of other States. The
Tennessee law now seeaside was in
force in but one districS but it was
applicable to drummers coming into
that district from other parts of Ten
nessee as we'll as from ether States,
and for this reason three of the eight
justices dissenttfron the opiaion OF
the court. ~
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-17
Little Presidential Boo,ns.

Varioas: little presidential boons
are now springing sp, all over the
country. Even the far West Califor.
MIA has loomed up candidate By
the name of William T. CoIsegsp.
The CHEF point urged in favor of
Mr. Coleman's nomination is new
and strange. 1t, is that he is hardly
known and has never held political
Office. His abilities are rated very
high by the San Franciscos Call.
These little booms are previous, and
many candidate will come to grief
even before the convention. But
these little booms will only result in
making President: Cleveland moreofs
fayorite with the masses of the peo-:
pie. for nothing but dissatisfaction
with the presenSexecutiyeis the cs9se.
and this dissatisfaction is because.
Cleveland has q mind Of his own and
acts as. he thinks proper. Let them
boom ahead. Dissatisfaction With
justice will, never amount to much.
-GreenvilLe NeacS.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-17
THE DIGNITY OF THE COURT.
The Appalling Dignity Surrounding
the Supreme Court.

The dignity which surrounds the
United States supreme court is some
thing appalling. No one is permit
ted to wear an overcoat within the
bar of the court. Note books are
also prohibited, and the attorney or
spectator who attempts to make an
abstract of the proceedings is quick
ly notified to desist. Benjamin +.
Butler, Of Massachusetts, was guilty
Of an infraction of the rules the other
day, which those who sat near enough
to overhear the colloquy that ensued
enjoyed immensely.
Don NJ. Dickinson, of Michigan.
was speaking when Gen. Butler en-
tered. The general Immediately
dropped into the vacant chair. Then,
drawing cigar from his pocket, he
proceeded to enjoy what is known as
dry smoke" His action threw
the vigilant court officials into state
of terror, from which they have not
yet recovered. Marshal Nicholay
Immediately rushed forward, and,
seizing General Butler by the arm,
exclaimed:
Remove your cigar at once, sir"
The generals eyes twinkled ma
liciously as he placed his hand to his
ear and said: Speak louder!''
You cannot smoke here. It's
againts the rules" replied Mr.. Nicho-
lay, emphatically.
I'm not smoking,' growled Gene
raj Butler, still holding the cigar in
his teeth.
Il know you are not smoking,' was
the marshars reply, ''but you must
not keep that cigar in your mouth. -
General Butler replied that he had
bad cold, and that it always re-
lieved him to take dry smoke, but
the marshal insisted so vigorously
that either the general or the cigar
must 60, that he finally submitted to
the inevitable, and threw his cigar
from him with such force that it hit
lawyer Storrow on the leg and broke
into a Ih-h-dozen pieces.-Kansa'
| Citg Journal.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-17
Judge Cothran.

After spending two weeks very
pleasantly in Washington, Hon.J. S.
Cothran returned from that city
few days ago. He went to see Con-
gress in session before he takes the.
seat to which he has been elected.
He says that Speaker Carlisle is
wonderful man, and he was i'm
pressed not only with his ability, but.
with his character as well. During
his stay in Washington Judge Goth
ran called on the President. He.
thinks well Of the President, and be-.
lieves he is honest, capable and in
dependent.
Judge Cothran says that his con-.
stituents should bear in mind the
fact that he will have nc seeds, post
Offices, public documents, orsother5
favors to confer until next Decem-
ber. The seeds and public adocu-
ments for this Congress have been
assigned to his predecessor, Hon. D.
". Aiken.
Judge Cothran will fake his seat
in Congress in December, unless an
extra session. should be-called be-
fore that dav.-Abbevale Press Gntt
Banner.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-17
Heavy Failure in Fairfield.

Mr.. John S. Swygert Of Jenkins,
vile has made an assignment of all
his property to J. H. Marlborough for
the benefit Of his creditors. Mr..
Swvgert has been merchandising in
the county FOR number Of years past.
He has always done a large business,
his customers residing for the most
part on Broad River and It's tributa'
ries. The disastrous foods Of the
past year made it impossible tor
them to meet tbeir obligations, and
this made it impossible for Mr. Swy'
cert to meet his'own obligations and
continue business, and hence the as
signment. His liabilities are stated
at s55, 900; nominal assets, Sl12,O00
-W0lnsboro Nears. -
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-17
everybody knows it, but where tie
farmers lack education is learning to
| 1;,.o ot l,o,,oa

everybody knows it, but where tie
farmers lack education is learning to
live at home.
It has often been demonstrated
that cotton can be raised at a profit
at 8 cents a pound, but to do this
the farmer must raise his own sup
plies and provisions. 1t is the vast
purchases of bacon, corn and forage
that is gradually but surely eating
away the farmers all-his land.
Cotton at eight and nine cents a
pound can not make profit enough TO.
buy everything that is needed on a
farm. When farmers study their bu-
siness and calculate the same as
other professions they will be inde:.
pendent and prosperous.
We agree with the paragraph in
the communication that 1.-THE tariff
and State taxation have, in sense,
nothing to do with the desperate con-
dition Of things In a sense this is
fact, but we believe if the tariff was
removed that regaininy the gsound
lost would be easier and more rapid.
Let the farmer live at home and pros
perity will daUn.-Greeng;lle Meas.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-17
Capital Punishment.

Capital punishment is inflicted by
the State, because the safety of soci.
ETY. demands it. The object is to
protect society, and this, first, by
putting the guilty person beyond the
power to repeat the crime; and Sec
ond that his fate be an example to
deter others. Now We submit that
private executions destroy the effect
of example to a great extent. The
low value at which human life is es.
timated-if We are to judge from the
number Of murder cases tried every
year-justifes the opinion that men
have come to believe that they can
commit crime and escape the conse'
quences, by legal technicalities
Some people seem to think there is
always way to save mans neck,
and to all such, the sight of public
execution would not be amiss. We
believe that nothing would so impress
the sanctity Of human life upon the
large body of ignorant negroes, who
are continually quarreling and fight
ing, as to witness an execution. II
is never pleasing spectacle, but VIC
think that all who desire to see it.
should be allowed that privilege
Ldl!renS Advertiser.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-17
THE CORN AND WHEAT SUPPLY
What is Left in the Country Of Last
Years Crop Of the Two Great Cereals.

WASHINGTON, March 10.-The
March report of the department Of
agriculture of the distribution of
wheat and corn shows that sc per
cent. Of the crop Of corn is still in
farmers hands, q smaller proportion
than in March 1856, but larger
than in 1884. The estimated remain
der is 6O3,O0O,0OO bushels. The es-
timated proportion held for home
consumption is 937,oO0,000 bushels,
leaving 28S, 100000 for transportation
beyond the country lines. The pro-
portion Of the merchantable corn is
Sc per cent, making the quality of
the crop comparatively high, 80 being
the average percentage Of merchant
able corn.
The remainder of this years
amount of wheat on hand is 27 per
cent. of the crop, or about 122, 100000
bushels. against lo7, ,OO0,o0olast year,
and 169,OOO,0O0 i'll March,, 1885, the
the largest surplus of the largest crop
ever grown. 1t is 100000 bushels
more than in March, 1884, and a.
100000 bushels more than in 1882,
after the shortest crop of recent
years. The proportion held for To-
cal consumption is l94,00O,000 bush
els, and the proportion to be shipped
beyond country lines, 263,O00,0o0
bushels. The quality Of the crop is
unusually good in the principal wheat
growing sections, the average weight
being 56.5 pounds per bushel.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-17
A MAN WITH THREE WIVES

MACON, GA, March 11.-Iester-
day at Bainbridge the wife of J. H.
Hawley died from the effects Of NOR,
phine administered by her husband
by mistake, it is said, for quininc.
She was buried to-day. When Haw'
lev returned from the funeral he was
met by the Sheriff and arrested for
bigamy. When shown the evidence
against him, lie broke down and con
fessed to having a wife in South Caro-
lima and another in Florida. lie is
now suspected of murder.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-17

3 gentleman Informed us last
Monday that Northern capitalists
were trying to buy up all the lands
in Sumter and Clarendon counties
along the line of the proposed Sum.
ter, Orangcburg, and Augusta con-
nection of the Coast Line. This
looks like there may be some truth
in the report that this road will soon
be built, notwithstanding the opinion
Of some wiseacres that it is only &
bluff game that is being played.
However. We shall see what we shall
see in . short time.-OrangeJprg
Times and Democrat.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-17
Bdsinesss Failures.

:. i
NEW YORK, March 1I.-BGsiness
failures occurring thfoughouts the
country, during the last week as re-
ported 10 r. G. Dunn & Cos, mer-
camille agency to-day, number for the
United States 230, Canada 52' total
2s2, against 22s last week, and s2os Dc
the week previous. The increase
over last week is mainly attributed
to Canada and the British Provinces,
where casulties are exceptionally
numerous. A considerable increase
is also apparent in the Pacific States
and in the South. n NeH York
City there was butones alare Ct I'M. I'M
portance the rest being smal
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-17
Legal Status of the Chicken.

A novel case was tried in Pennsyl-
yania at the last term Of the Franklin
County court, the decision in which
fixes the legal status of a mans gar.
den and his neigbbor's chickens, and
will either make the use Of the shot
gun more general il this State OF the
enclosure of tie poultry yard more
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-05-22
LITTLE WASHINGTON.
,ecinz rsl.oran % ne snsdau Reai.ter.

Spiral Tsle9rdm 10 the Sunday Register.
WASHINGTON, Pa, May 2l.-The
annual athletic contest of Washing
ton and Jefferson College was held in the
College recreation park, at the foot OF Main
street, this afternoon, beginning at 1:3O
p. m.
For a number of years past it has been
the custom OF the Junior class to meet the
SOphOmOres in an athletic contest every
wear some time during the latter part OF
May, Just preceding the departure OF the
Seniors for their vacation before commence
ment.
At a meeting of the college at the be
ginning of this term a movement was start
ed to do away with this contest and ~ a
substitute offered a Field Day" instead.
This at first did not meet the approval OF
the majority of the students.
The principal kickers were the men in
the Junior class, who claimed that if they
were thus compelled, as it We're, TO give
up ''Olympics," rs it was called, they
should he allowed the privilege of electing
the officers of the day from their (the
iunior1 class. The rest of the college could
not, 10 seems, see it in Just that light, sO
for a time nothing was said except every
now and then an editorial in the college
paper. About six weeks ago it was decid-
ed to have a Field Day" and that each
class should share and share alike in the
appointment of officers. This being the
first attempt at u change, to-day has been
looked forward to by many with no little
interest. An interesting programme was
carried ont.
A novel advertising scheme in the shape
of a large clock has been placed by Pool,
the ieweler, in the lobby OF the Postofice
building. Below the face of the clock is
a space covered with glass, behind which
at intervals Of half q minute there appear
advertisements of the leading city mer,
chants.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hobbs, of Wheel
ing. are spending a few days ut the house
of the ~latter's father, J. G.. Hamilton, Esq.
Eight hundred and n~in0ty-two pupils
are enrolled at the Washington public
schools.
Major Frank Patterson, Inspector of the
Second Brigade n. G.. p, inspected Com
pany II, of this place, at their armory,
last Tuesday afternoon:
At the regular meeting of Council last
Tuesday evening the committees reported
what street is to have the new brick pave
ment. West street wa reported to have
raised several hundred dollars. Bean
street about $500. IL was finally decided
that if the Court House square could
raise 81, 200 dollars it might have the
pavement.
Rev. Henry Woods and John Aiken,
Esq, Commissioners to the Presbyterian
General Assembly which meets at Omaha,
Neb., left for that place last Tuesday,
They were accompanied by Rev. George
w. Pollock and Rev. Rajaram Chitambar,
Commissioners to the Assembly from
India.
The Bethany base ball club was TO have
played q return game here Saturday morn
ing with the Trinity Hall nine but could
not come.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-05-22
Gas O., and wiz, have gone to ch,,..

Gas CO., and wiz, have gone to ch,,,.
nooga
Jonas Barclay, Secretary Of the Y "
C. A, took . trip to Cleveland this ~
w. L. Sharp has gone to PhiladelnS;-
on a two weeks visit 10 relatives -
friends. ~
Capt. Walden and wife 7 in f,,-
Columbus visiting Steubenyille friend.
Last Wednesday evening Gilmore, b,,s
drew n Of the largest audiences that -.
assembled in the Opera House this 49,.
fully two hundred persons residin, an.
side the city were among those pressn.
On Thursday evening The Two .Jobn.s,
played to q fair house. Joseph Cool .r
lecture on Thursday evening, Nav D =.
Law and Labor, or the Rights Of Wo,S
ingmen." He appears under the ausn;o..
of Hamline NJ. Z. Church.
The steamer Louis A. Shirley arr;,.,
here about nine o'clock FRIDAY night h,s
ing on board an excursion party Of Wbs.,
ing people.
Mrs. James F. Duffy left Friday pisA,
for Washington City, where she will snsnS
the summer visiting friends.
The Ladies' Q~uartette Club gave a v.r,
pleasant entertainment at the Open Hon.
Friday evening.
Rev. Dan Bradley, late pastor Of II.
Congregational church, and amily, lea
Monday for Yankton, ID. T., where ,brr
| will hereafter reside.
The tick agents Of the C. & Z. ailm,l
met in session at the McConville Hot,
Saturday.
Col. Coulter will deliver the Decoration
Day address ut Toronto.
+. NJ. Stanton Post, G. A. r, will hoS
a grand picnic at Browns Island on N,
Fourth,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-05-22
THOSE TEMPTING CURLs.
The Trouble They Give the Susceptible
Man Behind Them.

kNbA a FNNf'"
| wish / had not written anything about
it. 1t wasn't any business of mine, and |
don't believe I've really seen a woman's
hair hanging down her back except in a
picture. But ! have no notion of setting
up rs n refOrmer. and it will not hence
forth he of any use drawing my attention
to little weaknesses and pecuharities that
have nothing to do with public comfort or
morality. Here's lady somewhere in the
country who writes TO me and asks me to
pitch iGto this fashion of wearing the hair
up and allowing the short hair to fall in
curls gracefully over the neck. | thought
these things were deliberately cultivated
there. | thought ONE wore their hair
up ON purpose 10 show those curls. i
thought they were part Of the fashion, and
simply another invention of the evil one to
add to the generally tantalizing character
Of the sex. They're tempting things,
those curlS. You sit behind a pretty girl
at the opera. and there are three or four
little curls that always turn toward you as
il tempting You, until it gets to he hard
not t. twirl them around your little finger.
There are not enough of them, or there
are too many, l don't know which; but |
don't care much whether they are there or
not. 1t is purely a woman's question, and
| would Just rs soon stir up a hornets
nest as interfere with what only concerns
the female sex. Besides, on the question
of hair, let US remember how many women
have deliberately married bald headed
men, and not provoke a quarrel in which
they would GET away with us.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-05-22

THE SMALL BOY As A REFORMER.
Ever since the new marriage law went
into effect in Pennsylvania the ministers
in Philadelphia and other places near the
New jersey line have worn woe BECOME
countenanceS, on seeing so many couples
slip across into jersey where no license IS
required and no questions asked and
get married. No small part Of the
Pennsylvania minister's income has
thus gone gimmering On the barren Jersey
shore, and many q yellow legged rooster
has escaped and erOwed himself hoarse as
the sad eyed minister has passed by.
But a man can't stand everything even
though he be a minister. Protest after
protest went up. Some stood on the
banks and hurled defiance across to the
monopOlistic chicken-fed ministers ON the
Jersey sands. But all to no purpose.
The Jersey ministers know how to appre-
ciate 4 good thing when they see it. Word
was sent TO the Pennsylvania side that II
the Pennsylvania crowd wanted to lind
out what kind ofstuf the Jersey ministers
are made of let them come over and try it,
This ended the matter.
But the small boy is now dealing with
this momentous question. In many OF
the towns, the young man who has not
courage enough to get married at home
and hees scross into Camden, \. j. the
small boy singles him out dogs his foot
steps, yelling Camden. Camden" This
is beginning to make runaway marriages
some what unpopular.
The small boy is not to he despised, even
as an reformer.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-05-22
RIDGEPORT

Mrs. Alexander Branum returned yes
terday from a six weeks visit with her
daughter Mrs. +. A. Naberry, of Tifin, o.
Quite q number of BridgepOrters spent
yesterday afternoon ON the Island. They
were about equally divided between the
base ball and the Golden Eagle picnic.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. f. Trueman started
yesterday TO make an overland trip in q
carriage over Belmont county. They will
be gone several days and will visit a num-
Der Of friends during their absence.
Charles Boden, \ gentleman who has
been engaged in the manufacture of glue
and neatSfOOt, near BrOOkside, was be-
fore Squire Robinson yesterday charged
with maintaining a nuisance. He was
fined 81 and costs and ordered to remove
his place OF business on or before Monday.
Mamie JuDkins, a siX-year-Old daughter
of Mayor G. A. Junkins, died at the home
of her parents in K .fkwoOd yesterday, at
nine O'Clock. She had been sick several
days with m~embraneous group, and al.
| though all the skill of three physicians
was brought to hear upon her case, her
life eOuld not be saved. Mamie was a
very bright, interesting child, and a great
f~avOrite among all who knew her. HeI
parents have the sympathy Of the entire
community. She will be buried to-day al
ga. IN. in the Bridgeport cemetery.
The situation at the Standard mill re.
mains unchanged. VIM. II. Hobbs still
holds the keys, and the other employees in.
cluding the lahOrers, have all resigned.
The arrangements for the gyand X. Of
p. reunion on the Fourth Of Jnly- are being
nicely perfected. ana it is probable that
four or five divisions OF the uniformed
rank will he in attendance.
Mr.. G. NJ. Collins, of Portland Station,
managed the Western Union Office here
yesterday during the absence Of A. L. Wal.
Inu
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-05-22
~oUTCAST

By the London letters OF Robert 7.
PORTER that are nov being published in
the REGISTER will be seen sOme very in
teresting pictures of life among the thOus-
ands starving in that great city. And the
condition of these unfortunate people is
bound to become worse as years 90 byand
the population OF the city multiplies. The
births recorded every week in London now
exceed the deaths by more than l 600 a
week. Indeed, the most recent statistics
show a gain of life over death which is at
the rate of more than g ,OO0 a year, in the
one great metropolis Of England. That is,
provided that the movement Of the pOpula-
ton into London equals the emigration
from that city, which is within the truth,
the increase in the number of inhabitants
will be GOO, 900 in the next decade, or
nearly the whole present population Of
Chicago. In one year London increases by
twice a. many people as live in Wheeling,
and in twenty-five years the pres
ent rate Of growth would add
= number equal to the present
Of New York. One hundred
Of such expansion, taking no account
of the compound increase which must come
II conditions prove half as favorable IS they
now, and London viii have added to
1000 600 DO less than s 100000 more,
making . total population Of 1o,O0O,OOo.
This means q multitude nearly three times